12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But (A)love covers all transgressions.

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17 (A)Better is a [a]dish of [b]vegetables where love is
Than a (B)fattened ox served with hatred.

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  1. Proverbs 15:17 Or portion
  2. Proverbs 15:17 Or herbs

He who mocks the (A)poor taunts his Maker;
He who (B)rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

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17 (A)Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
18 Or the Lord will see it and [a]be displeased,
And turn His anger away from him.

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  1. Proverbs 24:18 Lit it is evil in His eyes

21 (A)If [a]your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 For you will [b]heap burning coals on his head,
And (B)the Lord will reward you.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:21 Lit one who hates you
  2. Proverbs 25:22 Lit snatch up